She told the tribunal she had an informal chat with Ms Tiffin about how others perceived her performance.

Dep Insp Molyneaux said: “At the time of the conversation with Rebecca I was not aware that she was upset by what I had said to her.

“I made it clear to her that if what I said had upset her, that was not its purpose and apologised for this.”

Addressing claims that Ms Tiffin was pushed out of the force by her superiors, judge Stephen Vowles said: “The requirement to pass the Annual Fitness Assessment applied to all operational officers within Surrey Police and eventually nationally and was a necessary requirement for safety and operational reasons.

He added: “The claimant was not ‘forced’ to resign. That was her choice and done at least in part because she had secured alternative employment which suited her.”

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